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JCD Staffing

Cloud Engineer

JCD Staffing, Washington, District of Columbia, us, 20022

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Overview

GCP Cloud Engineer



Location:

Washington, DC (Onsite, 5 days per week) Clearance:

Need Secret clearance to start (takes 4 weeks if none active) Salary:

$130,000–$200,000 We’re supporting a major federal customer and looking for an experienced

GCP Cloud Engineer

to design, automate, and maintain secure, scalable Google Cloud environments. This role focuses on infrastructure automation, CI/CD integration, and implementing DevSecOps best practices in a mission-critical setting. What You’ll Do

Design and manage secure, scalable cloud infrastructure on

Google Cloud Platform (GCP) .

Build and maintain

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

using

Terraform ,

Ansible , or

Deployment Manager .

Automate deployments and integrations through

CI/CD pipelines

(GitLab CI, Jenkins, or Cloud Build).

Collaborate with software, DevSecOps, and security teams to ensure compliant, cloud-native deployments.

Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and ensure SLA adherence.

Apply

FedRAMP

and

NIST

standards to ensure federal compliance and security.

Document configurations and share best practices across the engineering team.

What You Bring

Active

Secret clearance

(TS preferred).

4+ years of overall cloud engineering experience, including 2+ years on

GCP .

Hands-on expertise with GCP services (Compute Engine, VPC, IAM, GKE, BigQuery, Cloud Functions).

Strong background in

Terraform ,

Ansible , and

CI/CD automation .

Solid knowledge of

Linux , networking, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).

Experience in

Agile/Scrum

environments.

Preferred

GCP Professional Cloud Architect

or

DevOps Engineer

certification.

Experience supporting

federal contracts

and ATO documentation.

Familiarity with

AWS

or

Azure .

Scripting skills in

Python ,

Bash , or

Go .

Why Join

You’ll work on high-impact federal initiatives within a team known for delivering secure, reliable cloud solutions. Improvix Technologies offers competitive compensation, 401(k) matching, paid leave, health/dental/vision benefits, and ongoing training opportunities.

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